Cook County, Illinois / Clerk of Crct Crt Off. of Cler

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Clerk of Crct Crt Off. of Cler

Source file: Cook County, Illinois — Employee Payroll / ingested Jun 19, 2026

The Clerk of Crct Crt Off. of Cler is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2018, this agency had 1,487 employees with median total compensation of $14,793; the highest distinct record was $32,725.

Year: 2018
Total payroll: $20M
Employees: 1,487
Median total: $14,793
Highest record: $32,725

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

$0$26,547+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How 2018 total compensation is spread across the 1,487 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($14,793) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $13,456 (100%)
Overtime — $0 (0%)
Other — $0 (0%)
Benefits — $0 (0%)

What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.

Pay percentiles

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$1,766

$11,242

$14,793

$16,537

$18,155

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $18,155 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $1,766. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Court Clerk I

322 · $16,257

Clerk IV, Senior Courts

131 · $10,812

Clerk IV Senior Courts

116 · $1,558

Court Clerk II

97 · $17,612

Clerk V

91 · $14,030

The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.

Trend

Year over year

How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 3 published years.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median pay
2016	$23.1M —	1,826 —	$13,348 —
2017	$22.9M ▼ 0.9%	1,590 ▼ 12.9%	$14,512 ▲ 8.7%
2018	$20M ▼ 12.6%	1,487 ▼ 6.5%	$14,793 ▲ 1.9%

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Record list

Employees

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Alma Earley

Clerk V/Clerk of Crct Crt Off. of Cler

2018 total comp

$13,514

Base pay: $13,514
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $13,514
Hire date: 1998-04-13
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: da8c3b00-88e8-45b5-9d27-91ebfc09bd7d
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 907
Office: 1335
Position Id: 9516318

Alma Earley is a Clerk V at Clerk of Crct Crt Off. of Cler. Hired in 1998, they have about 20 years of service. 2018 total compensation came to $13,514.

Crusita Dounias

Clerk V/Clerk of Crct Crt Off. of Cler

2018 total comp

$13,514

Base pay: $13,514
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $13,514
Hire date: 1999-06-21

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: fb8b002a-efc0-4559-81e6-d2ce665345e2
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 907
Office: 1335
Position Id: 9515953

Crusita Dounias is a Clerk V at Clerk of Crct Crt Off. of Cler. Hired in 1999, they have about 19 years of service. 2018 total compensation came to $13,514.

Cary Durham

Clerk V/Clerk of Crct Crt Off. of Cler

2018 total comp

$13,512

Base pay: $13,512
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $13,512
Hire date: 1994-07-25
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 4ae3d604-9a9e-4839-b2ff-45fb9960c124
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 907
Office: 1335
Position Id: 9516841

At Clerk of Crct Crt Off. of Cler, Cary Durham serves as a Clerk V. They have served since 1994 (about 24 years). Their 2018 pay totaled $13,512.

Andrea Harvey

Clerk V/Clerk of Crct Crt Off. of Cler

2018 total comp

$13,507

Base pay: $13,507
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $13,507
Hire date: 1998-04-13

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: ec2839d1-b48f-420a-9df5-5e22230c213d
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 907
Office: 1335
Position Id: 9816840

At Clerk of Crct Crt Off. of Cler, Andrea Harvey serves as a Clerk V. Their tenure dates to 1998, about 20 years. Their 2018 pay totaled $13,507.

Patrick Brown

Manager Iii-Ccc/Clerk of Crct Crt Off. of Cler

2018 total comp

$13,497

Base pay: $13,497
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $13,497
Hire date: 1999-05-24

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 8045e9fe-fab0-4fca-a036-523be62241da
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5744
Office: 1335
Position Id: 9515770

Patrick Brown works as a Manager Iii-Ccc for Clerk of Crct Crt Off. of Cler. They have served since 1999 (about 19 years). Patrick earned $13,497 in 2018.

Joseph Kapus

Expungement Clerk II/Clerk of Crct Crt Off. of Cler

2018 total comp

$13,491

Base pay: $13,491
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $13,491
Hire date: 2008-04-14
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 566fe9af-3303-4ec2-850d-1a64f9697b51
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 6586
Office: 1335
Position Id: 9515556

At Clerk of Crct Crt Off. of Cler, Joseph Kapus serves as a Expungement Clerk II. Their tenure dates to 2008, about 10 years. Their 2018 pay totaled $13,491.

Clement Mulrain

Manager Ii-Ccc/Clerk of Crct Crt Off. of Cler

2018 total comp

$13,478

Base pay: $13,478
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $13,478
Hire date: 2002-04-08

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: bb8446f1-7da9-4e70-a6fe-4d6f96916e1a
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5743
Office: 1335
Position Id: 9515104

Clement Mulrain works as a Manager Ii-Ccc for Clerk of Crct Crt Off. of Cler. Hired in 2002, they have about 16 years of service. Clement earned $13,478 in 2018.

Rhonda Gause

Clerk V/Clerk of Crct Crt Off. of Cler

2018 total comp

$13,458

Base pay: $13,458
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $13,458
Hire date: 2002-07-01
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 6763ef75-261e-47fa-abb0-34587cb712d0
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 907
Office: 1335
Position Id: 9516269

At Clerk of Crct Crt Off. of Cler, Rhonda Gause serves as a Clerk V. Their tenure dates to 2002, about 16 years. Their 2018 pay totaled $13,458.

Geeta Patel

Clerk V/Clerk of Crct Crt Off. of Cler

2018 total comp

$13,458

Base pay: $13,458
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $13,458
Hire date: 2005-06-13
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: b0494e2d-56a2-4dac-bc14-6053e462421c
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 907
Office: 1335
Position Id: 9516478

Geeta Patel works as a Clerk V for Clerk of Crct Crt Off. of Cler. Their tenure dates to 2005, about 13 years. Geeta earned $13,458 in 2018.

Antionette Rosario

Cashier II Senior Ccc/Clerk of Crct Crt Off. of Cler

2018 total comp

$13,458

Base pay: $13,458
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $13,458
Hire date: 1996-05-06

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 94faeb41-ca88-46ff-b29c-e0417dc637b7
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5629
Office: 1335
Position Id: 9931672

Antionette Rosario is a Cashier II Senior Ccc at Clerk of Crct Crt Off. of Cler. Hired in 1996, they have about 22 years of service. 2018 total compensation came to $13,458.

Rita Ekot

Clerk V/Clerk of Crct Crt Off. of Cler

2018 total comp

$13,458

Base pay: $13,458
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $13,458
Hire date: 2003-06-30

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: e2155b6e-6884-4530-a92d-adb28434f972
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 907
Office: 1335
Position Id: 9515181

Rita Ekot holds the role of Clerk V at Clerk of Crct Crt Off. of Cler. They have served since 2003 (about 15 years). In 2018, their total compensation was $13,458.

Paul Bonilla

Accountant I/Clerk of Crct Crt Off. of Cler

2018 total comp

$13,458

Base pay: $13,458
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $13,458
Hire date: 2003-06-30

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 893dc18e-00c6-410b-aa84-b4e8987946a7
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 141
Office: 1335
Position Id: 9515074

At Clerk of Crct Crt Off. of Cler, Paul Bonilla serves as a Accountant I. Hired in 2003, they have about 15 years of service. Their 2018 pay totaled $13,458.

Edwina Ratliff

Data Entry Operator Iii/G11/Clerk of Crct Crt Off. of Cler

2018 total comp

$13,435

Base pay: $13,435
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $13,435
Hire date: 2005-10-03
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 35697c34-d50a-41c8-9d0d-5076806246bb
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 955
Office: 1335
Position Id: 9515395

Edwina Ratliff holds the role of Data Entry Operator Iii/G11 at Clerk of Crct Crt Off. of Cler. Hired in 2005, they have about 13 years of service. In 2018, their total compensation was $13,435.

Jennifer Hubbard Lyles

Expungement Clerk II/Clerk of Crct Crt Off. of Cler

2018 total comp

$13,431

Base pay: $13,431
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $13,431
Hire date: 2006-05-31

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: ee345342-2031-40bc-9374-628220d2a1e4
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 6586
Office: 1335
Position Id: 9516327

Jennifer Hubbard Lyles works as a Expungement Clerk II for Clerk of Crct Crt Off. of Cler. Their tenure dates to 2006, about 12 years. Jennifer earned $13,431 in 2018.

Eugenio Melendez

Court Clerk II/Clerk of Crct Crt Off. of Cler

2018 total comp

$13,419

Base pay: $13,419
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $13,419
Hire date: 1981-07-21
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 591a575d-1007-4b8d-9331-5cb86a8c677a
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 552
Office: 1335
Position Id: 9515774

Eugenio Melendez is a Court Clerk II at Clerk of Crct Crt Off. of Cler. Hired in 1981, they have about 37 years of service. 2018 total compensation came to $13,419.

Curtis Strong

Clerk V/Clerk of Crct Crt Off. of Cler

2018 total comp

$13,419

Base pay: $13,419
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $13,419
Hire date: 2002-08-30

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: dd9932dd-1230-41cf-ba93-223c13cc327f
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 907
Office: 1335
Position Id: 9515087

Curtis Strong is a Clerk V at Clerk of Crct Crt Off. of Cler. Their tenure dates to 2002, about 16 years. 2018 total compensation came to $13,419.

Edward Davis

Assistant Manager Iii-Ccc/Clerk of Crct Crt Off. of Cler

2018 total comp

$13,417

Base pay: $13,417
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $13,417
Hire date: 2015-06-02

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 642d2722-cef6-4a9d-906e-8a380b41f4de
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 5534
Office: 1335
Position Id: 9931161

At Clerk of Crct Crt Off. of Cler, Edward Davis serves as a Assistant Manager Iii-Ccc. Hired in 2015, they have about 3 years of service. Their 2018 pay totaled $13,417.

Arti Makwana

Cashier II/Clerk of Crct Crt Off. of Cler

2018 total comp

$13,319

Base pay: $13,319
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $13,319
Hire date: 2005-10-03
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 42573a86-3527-4747-a6f1-28de1a762b09
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 227
Office: 1335
Position Id: 9516637

Arti Makwana holds the role of Cashier II at Clerk of Crct Crt Off. of Cler. They have served since 2005 (about 13 years). In 2018, their total compensation was $13,319.

Tiffany Turner

Bookkeeper III/Clerk of Crct Crt Off. of Cler

2018 total comp

$13,318

Base pay: $13,318
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $13,318
Hire date: 1998-06-22

Source-specific fields

Employee Identifier: 406363f2-9eaa-4979-934f-3aa5bfa5a2a4
Fiscal Period: 2018Q2
Fiscal Quarter: 2
Job Code: 173
Office: 1335
Position Id: 9515083

At Clerk of Crct Crt Off. of Cler, Tiffany Turner serves as a Bookkeeper III. Their tenure dates to 1998, about 20 years. Their 2018 pay totaled $13,318.